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put in the credit rating of the u.s. at risk. is there really a compelling argument within congress? the dollar, after all -- when there is a crisis abroad, it is the first place people move into. the reserve currency around the world. is that hovering over these negotiations or that anxious about the markets? has that been dispensed with? >> i think it is hovering over this. there is a more immediate prod, the reality that will confront every member of congress. these tax cuts from the bush era are all going to expire. the sequester, $1.20 trillion across-the-board cuts. that is in law. the doctors who treat medicare -- the alternative minimum tax will grow from affecting 4 million-5 million people to affecting 30 million people. the doctors who treat medicare patients are going to face a 28% cut. these are not somebody's imaginings. these things are all in law. they are going to happen. there is a debt limit the session -- that will have to be -- debt limit extension that will have to be addressed. >> that could extend these th
put in the credit rating of the u.s. at risk. is there really a compelling argument within congress? the dollar, after all -- when there is a crisis abroad, it is the first place people move into. the reserve currency around the world. is that hovering over these negotiations or that anxious about the markets? has that been dispensed with? >> i think it is hovering over this. there is a more immediate prod, the reality that will confront every member of congress. these tax cuts from the...
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it was said by u.s. secretary of state that the loss of 500,000 iraqis, mostly children, in the 1990's as a result of american bombs and sanctions was worth it to achieve the good we brought to the people of iran. look at the mess iraq is in today. government use of force the most social and economic behavior at home and abroad has justified individuals using force on their own terms. the fact that violence by gornment is seen as morally justified is the reason why violence will increase when the big financial crisis hits and becomes a political crisis as well. first, we recognize that individuals shouldn't initiate violence. then we give the authority to the government. the use of government violence when things go badly will be used to justify an individual's right to do the same thing. neither the government nor individuals have the moral right to initiate violence against another, yet we are moving toward the day when both will claim this authority. if this cycle is not reversed, society will break d
it was said by u.s. secretary of state that the loss of 500,000 iraqis, mostly children, in the 1990's as a result of american bombs and sanctions was worth it to achieve the good we brought to the people of iran. look at the mess iraq is in today. government use of force the most social and economic behavior at home and abroad has justified individuals using force on their own terms. the fact that violence by gornment is seen as morally justified is the reason why violence will increase when...
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the u.s. economy continues to be hampered by the lingering effects of the financial crisis on its productive potential and by a number of headwinds that ever duke -- tendered the cyclical adjustment of the economy. the federal reserve is doing its part by providing accommodative monetary policy to promote a stronger economic recovery in the context of price stability. as i said before, while monetary policy can help to support economic recovery, it is by no means a panacea for our economic ills. uncertainties about the situation in europe and the prospects for federal fiscal policy seemed to be weighing on the spending decisions of households and businesses as well as on financial conditions. such uncertainties will only be increased by a delay. in contrast, cooperation and creativity to deliver fiscal clarity, in particular a plan for resolving the nation's longer-term budgetary issues without harming the recovery, could help make the new year a very good one for the american economy. thank y
the u.s. economy continues to be hampered by the lingering effects of the financial crisis on its productive potential and by a number of headwinds that ever duke -- tendered the cyclical adjustment of the economy. the federal reserve is doing its part by providing accommodative monetary policy to promote a stronger economic recovery in the context of price stability. as i said before, while monetary policy can help to support economic recovery, it is by no means a panacea for our economic...
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i saw barack obama go to the u.s. senate and do exactly what john edwards did, and that will immediately start campaigning to be present. i believe our federal legislators are there to take care of federal business and our state legislatures, to be in our -- federal legislators ought to be down in our state, sending dollars to the state, and not sending them to the federal government to have federal legislators play a large game of twister to get the best position. host: bob cusack? guest: the caller mentioned term limits, and it was something mitt romney embraced, and the republicans on capitol hill have not embraced that, and neither have the democrats. it was talked about in the newt gingrich era, but both republicans and democrats are not fond of term limits. there is an argument against it, and that is when members get here, they promised to term-limit themselves, and when they get here they do not know how to legislate, they do not know where the bathrooms are, and just like anything they get experience and bett
i saw barack obama go to the u.s. senate and do exactly what john edwards did, and that will immediately start campaigning to be present. i believe our federal legislators are there to take care of federal business and our state legislatures, to be in our -- federal legislators ought to be down in our state, sending dollars to the state, and not sending them to the federal government to have federal legislators play a large game of twister to get the best position. host: bob cusack? guest: the...
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in france, you pay $38 u.s. and you get worldwide calling to 70 countries, a worldwide television, and your internet is 20 times faster of loading at 10 times faster downloading. -- uploading and 10 times faster downloading. in the nineteenth century, the canals and railroads were the key to economic growth when you had to move things like steel. the twentieth century came along and it was highways, interstate highways, and airports that were crucial to economic growth. now is the information superhighway. >> the best selling author david johnston about the way as corporations try to rob you blind. this weekend on c-span 2's book tv. >> c-span programming is good because they try to keep a close eye o. the cover a lot of the different, both the house, the senate, and different, other, woodrow wilson, and other public a pair -- public affair sets that i would not be exposed to normally. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979. brought to you by the public service. >> president obama won reelection
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it is possible u.s. and the like that coming up soon. what is very blaze -- congress ifs there are a lot of issues on the table. but all the panelists are talking about, at least during lame duck, is a partial solution. is there a substantial risk that some of these things could get done every year. or things do not get them because it is too difficult to do all this in a short period time. however, that is part of the expectation that this is a heightened item. if you have to get into this the next four or six months, nothing could guarantee that. it ended january, all this money is withdrawn from the economy infinitely. several years of chaos and bringing in a delicate that happen -- in a dollar does not happen. there is that opportunity to stretch that out. if you do not do something about it in the fall, he will do something about amt before people pay their full share taxes. >> you are exactly right but the debt ceiling of looming and that will get this right back into the same vote as we were before. >> let's say they believe right
it is possible u.s. and the like that coming up soon. what is very blaze -- congress ifs there are a lot of issues on the table. but all the panelists are talking about, at least during lame duck, is a partial solution. is there a substantial risk that some of these things could get done every year. or things do not get them because it is too difficult to do all this in a short period time. however, that is part of the expectation that this is a heightened item. if you have to get into this the...
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but the difference will continue to be that the u.s. president cannot decide what the middle east peace deal is going to be. that is a matter between israel and the palestinians, and the u.s. can nudge and between and all of that. but in the end, if netanyahu and the palestinians are not in the position to bring resolution to this, then at it is not really going to be something that president obama can do. certainly something he would like very much to do. netanyahu -- i mean, now that the election is over, i think we will see prime minister netanyahu have a recalculation of the relationship with obama and how it has to go forward. it has not been close in the previous four years. it has been pragmatic and grudgingly accepting a reality on both sides, but there is an opportunity for that to change. host: do you have thoughts on that, scott? guest: just a follow-up. netanyahu had a personal relationship with romney and was a very secret about who he wanted to win the election and that was not president obama, who applied quite a bit of p
but the difference will continue to be that the u.s. president cannot decide what the middle east peace deal is going to be. that is a matter between israel and the palestinians, and the u.s. can nudge and between and all of that. but in the end, if netanyahu and the palestinians are not in the position to bring resolution to this, then at it is not really going to be something that president obama can do. certainly something he would like very much to do. netanyahu -- i mean, now that the...
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[applause] where with our win in the u.s. senate we change the leadership in the united states senate to common sense conservative. and the key to the winner's circle, mitt romney in the white house. [applause] let me turn it over to our lead horse in virginia. a great friend and leader. and one of the outstanding best governors in the whole united states of america, our friend and great leader and his job is one that is great for all of us and he needs a friend in washington. let me present to you our great governor, bob mcdonnell. >> good afternoon. thank you george and ladies and gentlemen are you ready to elect mitt romney and paul ryan to save jobs in virginia? [applause] are you ready to get the greatest country on earth out of debt and back to work by electing mitt romney? [applause] i thought so. well you look all dried out and recovered from the store and god blessed us by giving us a glancing blow. what great work done by our first responders and government officials around the state. we are blessed to have done so
[applause] where with our win in the u.s. senate we change the leadership in the united states senate to common sense conservative. and the key to the winner's circle, mitt romney in the white house. [applause] let me turn it over to our lead horse in virginia. a great friend and leader. and one of the outstanding best governors in the whole united states of america, our friend and great leader and his job is one that is great for all of us and he needs a friend in washington. let me present to...
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if the u.s. is running trade deficits on the order of 4.5% of gdp, the government deficit has to be at least 4.5% of gdp, or the private sector will fall below zero. every single time. here is the cbo forecast. this is what is projected to happen to the government deficit if we hit the cliff. this is the alternative scenario. if we hit the cliff, the projection is that the government deficit will shrink to around 2% of gdp. deficits of 2% of gdp, together with trade deficits of 4.5%, in the private sector is by definition going to be in the negative. we are going to be running a deficit. here is the same image flipped over. it is the mirror image of that. it says that if the government reduces its deficit, it is reducing the surplus to the non- government sector. you have to be able to put these things in context. why does it matter? what difference does it make if the private sector is in surplus or deficit? it turns out it makes a big difference. the private sector budget balance is shown here,
if the u.s. is running trade deficits on the order of 4.5% of gdp, the government deficit has to be at least 4.5% of gdp, or the private sector will fall below zero. every single time. here is the cbo forecast. this is what is projected to happen to the government deficit if we hit the cliff. this is the alternative scenario. if we hit the cliff, the projection is that the government deficit will shrink to around 2% of gdp. deficits of 2% of gdp, together with trade deficits of 4.5%, in the...
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i think that the two u.s. senators and their endorsements of the two opposition candidates have been very important here in new hampshire. host: who won in 2008 and why, and how's it looking good six days to go? guest: president obama won by nine points in 2008. senator mccain had spent a lot of time here, not only in his primary campaign in 2008 but previous to that in 2000, i think he had over 100 town hall meetings in new hampshire during that time. so he has been to a lot of different places. i'm sure it was a disappointment for him. he continued to come to new hampshire on behalf of governor romney. -- continues. i think new hampshire is a tossup, it's anyone's guess at this point. it's what makes politics exciting. certainly not the candidates are placing a lot of emphasis here. as i mentioned, romney is coming in. and president clinton at the end of the week is coming here for the president. i don't have any research necessarily on this, but i would say president clinton and hillary clinton are very pop
i think that the two u.s. senators and their endorsements of the two opposition candidates have been very important here in new hampshire. host: who won in 2008 and why, and how's it looking good six days to go? guest: president obama won by nine points in 2008. senator mccain had spent a lot of time here, not only in his primary campaign in 2008 but previous to that in 2000, i think he had over 100 town hall meetings in new hampshire during that time. so he has been to a lot of different...
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and you saw him during the 2012 u.s. campaign. he was campaign manager for the landslide reelection of california governor in 2006. before that a top political advice sor in the white house of george w. bush. he attended the university of delaware from 1988 to 1993. david plouffe crossed paths in schmidt in the late 1980's. he completed his political seasons degree and finned two years ago. he has completed two presidential bids. he was appointed as a senior advice sor to the president in the white house in 2011. he attended is the marks high school before serving in a wide viret of state and national political campaigns. i'm going to ask the two speakers this evening to speak and i had to decide who is going to go first and i decided to use a standard that anyone this this audience could mean and that is whoever has won the most recent presidential election gets to speak first. i think that's the fair enough thing to do so please welcome david plouffe and steve schmidt to the university of delaware. [applause] >> thank
and you saw him during the 2012 u.s. campaign. he was campaign manager for the landslide reelection of california governor in 2006. before that a top political advice sor in the white house of george w. bush. he attended the university of delaware from 1988 to 1993. david plouffe crossed paths in schmidt in the late 1980's. he completed his political seasons degree and finned two years ago. he has completed two presidential bids. he was appointed as a senior advice sor to the president in the...
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came out for president obama with 55 votes. 184 women ran for congressional office, and 40% of the u.s. population has at least one when and senator. -- one woman senator. new hampshire has and all women delegation and a woman governor as well as a female state house. they are still women. we are moving in the right direction. this is my favorite. when the hundred 13th congress and gavels in, it will be with when the women senators -- with 20 women senators. that is particularly gratifying -- i remember being in a similar discussion two years ago agonizing that we had to drop the number of women in congress for the first-time since 1992, and some of us thought, how did we lose the momentum? how are we going to get it back? there was a lot of soul- searching, but rather than spend two years hand wringing, when then got to work, and we got to work recruiting. we were clearly helped by the republicans, because out of the gate they had a decision to make. they could have made it more moderate. the third bill out of the gate was a bill that would have redefined it. that sent the clearest si
came out for president obama with 55 votes. 184 women ran for congressional office, and 40% of the u.s. population has at least one when and senator. -- one woman senator. new hampshire has and all women delegation and a woman governor as well as a female state house. they are still women. we are moving in the right direction. this is my favorite. when the hundred 13th congress and gavels in, it will be with when the women senators -- with 20 women senators. that is particularly gratifying -- i...
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but i became a u.s. army special forces soldier, got ag deeds -- ged, lucky enough to get into junior college with open iv combat veterans. used my gi bill to become a doctor, and one generation become surgeon general of the united states. i'm running to ensure that all kids can attain the american dream just as i did. >> thank you, congressman flake? >> i think all of you. i thank all of the committee here at western college. i appreciate this opportunity. just two weeks ago, my wife and i received a wonderful call, our oldest son and forming as we are grandparents for the first time. aiden jeffrey flake was born into a wonderful country in the greatest country of the world, but he was also born into $50,000 debt, his share of the 16 trillion dollars federal debt that all of us collectively hold. that is a transcendent issue of our time. that is generational theft to put that kind of burden on kids and grandkids. we need some before the senate was willing to stand up to either party, whatever is in char
but i became a u.s. army special forces soldier, got ag deeds -- ged, lucky enough to get into junior college with open iv combat veterans. used my gi bill to become a doctor, and one generation become surgeon general of the united states. i'm running to ensure that all kids can attain the american dream just as i did. >> thank you, congressman flake? >> i think all of you. i thank all of the committee here at western college. i appreciate this opportunity. just two weeks ago, my...
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the u.s. have to succeed if the safe havens aren't dealt with more try dently than they have been to date? >> the success in afghanistan is dependent on having a pakistan that is willing to confront terrorism on their side of the border and prevent safe havens. you know, look, i think that -- right now, the ability to develop a security force in afghanistan that is able to provide security that can establish operational capability to confront threats on the afghan side of the border is extremely important to the future. we need to have -- we are building this 352,000 force. that is important for our ability to make the transition and have an afghanistan that can, in fact, provide security and that's going to be an important key. but to be able to succeed in afghanistan is also going to require -- i mean the threats i see that we have to worry about in the future are the following. number one, we have to have an afghanistan that can govern itself, that can move away from corruption, that can, i
the u.s. have to succeed if the safe havens aren't dealt with more try dently than they have been to date? >> the success in afghanistan is dependent on having a pakistan that is willing to confront terrorism on their side of the border and prevent safe havens. you know, look, i think that -- right now, the ability to develop a security force in afghanistan that is able to provide security that can establish operational capability to confront threats on the afghan side of the border is...
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alan simpson followed his father's footsteps into politics -- a u.s. senator. a law degree from the university of wyoming -- he was elected to the legislature in 1964 and the u.s. senate in 1978 where he served three terms and was elected as majority leader. leaving the senate, he has been director of the institute of politics at harvard and has practiced law. he is the author of the book "right in the old gazoo -- a lifetime of scrapping with the press." the breakfast is being underwritten by areva, a growing player in renewable energy and nuclear energy. we thank them for their support. as always, we are on the record here. please no live blogging or other means of filing -- to give you some time to think. there is no embargo, but c-span has agreed not to air the video of the breakfast until noon today to give those of you who actually paid to attend the breakfast time to file. finally, if you'd like to ask a question please do the traditional thing and send me a subtle, nonthreatening signal. with that, thanks again from our supporters and viewers. >> he alw
alan simpson followed his father's footsteps into politics -- a u.s. senator. a law degree from the university of wyoming -- he was elected to the legislature in 1964 and the u.s. senate in 1978 where he served three terms and was elected as majority leader. leaving the senate, he has been director of the institute of politics at harvard and has practiced law. he is the author of the book "right in the old gazoo -- a lifetime of scrapping with the press." the breakfast is being...
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particularly galling for conservatives is the defeat of ever republican challenger for the u.s. senate coupled with the parent democratic victories in 25 of a possible 33 races. hang on to the house but a slightly reduced margin will be small consolation to those of us who vote for repeal of obama care and broad based tax and the title of reforms. republicans have now lost four out of the last six presidential elections and five of the past six in terms of the popular vote. this followed three landslide victories in the era of ronald reagan that dominated the politics of the nation and the world from 1980-1988. this is not the time to recreate an integrated across the board conservative politics to counter the relentless and successful assault by a reinvigorated american left for it is hard to imagine what such a time would come. >> mordrey danenfelder. >> we had some bright spots last night with the election. we have the second professional life woman in the senate and a retaining of michelle bachmann who was heavily targeted by the left. and the return of steve king. those wit
particularly galling for conservatives is the defeat of ever republican challenger for the u.s. senate coupled with the parent democratic victories in 25 of a possible 33 races. hang on to the house but a slightly reduced margin will be small consolation to those of us who vote for repeal of obama care and broad based tax and the title of reforms. republicans have now lost four out of the last six presidential elections and five of the past six in terms of the popular vote. this followed three...
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we will explore america's role in the world, the way u.s. influence is felt across the globe in terms of our military, pop culture, technology, innovation, influence on human rights and promotion of democracy and our role as -- what the global agenda website for information about our speakers after the first of the year. if any of you are not already on the e-mail list for programs like this, put your name on the sheet in the lobby. let's please thank our panelists. [applause] good night, everyone. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> in a few moments, today's headlines in your calls live on "washington journal." here is some of this morning's thanksgiving program. we will bring you a memorial service for neil armstrong. then a conversation on teenage life in the white house with susan ford. then a look at the evolution of case law. -- of facebook. in 45 minutes, we will get the latest on the conflict in gaza. at a 30 a.m. eastern, a look at poverty in the united
we will explore america's role in the world, the way u.s. influence is felt across the globe in terms of our military, pop culture, technology, innovation, influence on human rights and promotion of democracy and our role as -- what the global agenda website for information about our speakers after the first of the year. if any of you are not already on the e-mail list for programs like this, put your name on the sheet in the lobby. let's please thank our panelists. [applause] good night,...
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as a u.s. company, i am eager to hear your thoughts on what we can do to help advance the process going forward. >> thank you. that is a great question. there are three things. the first thing is, get together and identify. continue to help identify what thissues are. second thing is when you have identified the issues, bring those issues to people's attention. especially if you think you have a solution. the third thing he can do, this is where i think the process will succeed or fail in the long term, that is what can we do systemically to get ound this kind of problem in of the future? there is all kinds of things we can do now to verify all kinds of impediments to trade or like the tory mismatches that did not make a lot of sense. -- or regulatory mismatches that do not make a lot of sense. that is the real challeng that is what i challenge their own officials to do. not as victims problems but let's at a fixed them identify what it was in the system that caused them to arrive as into the f
as a u.s. company, i am eager to hear your thoughts on what we can do to help advance the process going forward. >> thank you. that is a great question. there are three things. the first thing is, get together and identify. continue to help identify what thissues are. second thing is when you have identified the issues, bring those issues to people's attention. especially if you think you have a solution. the third thing he can do, this is where i think the process will succeed or fail in...
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secretary panetta stressed the u.s. and during presence -- enduring presence will be based on missions like counterterrorism, advising afghan forces, and providing important enabling capabilities. we would like to hear about the pace of the drawdown of u.s. forces from the current 68,000 true colonial -- troop level to the level of our enduring forces after 2014. we expect a steady pace as the president said, or you anticipate the pace remaining at 68,000 through next year's fighting season and dropping rapidly some time thereafter. finally, the united states and afghanistan have begun an agreement as required by the bilateral enduring strategic initiative. they will provide necessary protections for u.s. troops deployed to afghanistan after 2014, and we have been interested in your thoughts on the importance in signalling to afghanistan and its neighbors that the u.s.-afghanistan partnership will be an enduring contribution to regional stability, and we will address what you see as the u.s. red lines in those negotiati
secretary panetta stressed the u.s. and during presence -- enduring presence will be based on missions like counterterrorism, advising afghan forces, and providing important enabling capabilities. we would like to hear about the pace of the drawdown of u.s. forces from the current 68,000 true colonial -- troop level to the level of our enduring forces after 2014. we expect a steady pace as the president said, or you anticipate the pace remaining at 68,000 through next year's fighting season and...
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it says, u.s. government, $492 billion and no cents, and on the bottom it says, this program was initiated by the president of the united states in conjunction with the bi-partisan congressional leadership. the undersigned adviser, negotiator, and executor -- the office of management and budget. i was proud to have this. i can tell you, i never worked harder for anything in my life and this piece of plastic. in any case, most of the presentations so far have been on the policy. i was very much about the process. in that sense, i want to talk about a process perspective, three different things. context, precedent, and value. context -- it has been mentioned that back then we did not have laptops and cell phones. i do not remember governor sununu, when we first guarded this -- something like in june or that nature that we started planning to get away. when we started discussing different options, i do not think andrews was first, but andrews quickly developed a very good option because of the militar
it says, u.s. government, $492 billion and no cents, and on the bottom it says, this program was initiated by the president of the united states in conjunction with the bi-partisan congressional leadership. the undersigned adviser, negotiator, and executor -- the office of management and budget. i was proud to have this. i can tell you, i never worked harder for anything in my life and this piece of plastic. in any case, most of the presentations so far have been on the policy. i was very much...
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in a lot of cases, there is not an infrastructure that you have in the u.s. many americans will say facebook is good for gossip and seeing what my friends are getting for lunch but if he were to talk to somebody in the middle east, maybe, you would hear a different story which is that facebook was providing access to news to people that had unique access to information they were not able to get otherwise and you get a much more meaty store about what facebook means to them. >> more from this facebook engineer with an insider's view of the company thanksgiving day on cspan after 12:30 p.m. eastern. at 2:00, chief justice john roberts. later, space pioneers and nasa officials pay a much to the first man to walk among, nell armstrong just before 11:00. >> defense secretary leon panetta looks at how potential budget cuts could affect the pentagon. he spoke tuesday evening at the center for new american security about the so-called fiscal cliff and defense priorities. [applause] good evening and thank you for coming. >> it is an honor to be introducing my old boss
in a lot of cases, there is not an infrastructure that you have in the u.s. many americans will say facebook is good for gossip and seeing what my friends are getting for lunch but if he were to talk to somebody in the middle east, maybe, you would hear a different story which is that facebook was providing access to news to people that had unique access to information they were not able to get otherwise and you get a much more meaty store about what facebook means to them. >> more from...
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in latin america, the destination for 40% of u.s. exports, we have ratified free- trade agreements with colombia and panama and are welcoming more of our neighbors, including canada and mexico, into the trans-pacific process. we think it is imperative that we continue to build an economic relationship that covers the entire hemisphere for the future. africa, which is home to seven of the world's 10 fastest- growing economy is, people are often surprised when i say that, but it is true. we are approaching africana as a continent of opportunity and a place for growth. not just a site of endless conflict and crisis. all over the world, we are turning to economic solutions for strategic challenges. for example, using new financial tools to squeeze iran's new nuclear program. stepping up commercial diplomacy, what i like to call jobs diplomacy, to boost u.s. exports, open new markets, level the playing field for our businesses. but we are building the diplomatic capacity to execute this agenda so that our diplomats are out there every sin
in latin america, the destination for 40% of u.s. exports, we have ratified free- trade agreements with colombia and panama and are welcoming more of our neighbors, including canada and mexico, into the trans-pacific process. we think it is imperative that we continue to build an economic relationship that covers the entire hemisphere for the future. africa, which is home to seven of the world's 10 fastest- growing economy is, people are often surprised when i say that, but it is true. we are...
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given what i believe to be u.s. support in 2013, i am confident to secure those five geographical areas. they will still need to combat operations to take place. and we will also still be doing the advise and assist mission as we go to a largely assist mission in 2013. the elections in 2014, when i look at the afghan capability combined with what i believe to be resources that we will provide and where the taliban will be in 2014, i project the afghans will be able to provide security as well. in addition to the level of violence where it is occurring, it is important to know where there are significant leadership losses. the average age is 10 years younger than it was when the war started 10 years ago. there was significant attrition. we have also seen indications of taliban suffering financial difficulties and being unable to sustain their effort. they did not achieve their objectives. senator, i don't understand the challenges. i recognize what has to happen between now and 2014 to continue to solidify the gains
given what i believe to be u.s. support in 2013, i am confident to secure those five geographical areas. they will still need to combat operations to take place. and we will also still be doing the advise and assist mission as we go to a largely assist mission in 2013. the elections in 2014, when i look at the afghan capability combined with what i believe to be resources that we will provide and where the taliban will be in 2014, i project the afghans will be able to provide security as well....
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recently let the u.s. army as a general. we are a leader, an officer, a warrier, a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. summed up, a great american. she serves as in wisconsin, wisconsin been her home. she has served as a deputy chief of army reserve. that is the highest ranking african american woman in the u.s. military. these three women are one more demonstration of the changing face of the united states military and the changing face of our society. i honestly believe and not just because i am the father of daughters and granddaughters, the 21st century will be the century of women. general anderson. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciate that a standing ovation before i said anything. i appreciate that. thank you for the invitation to join you this afternoon. i also want to thank and i am very honored to be part of this discussion we are having, the conversation of a community about our transitioning service members. i am going to talk to in the next few minutes about what i know best -- what we are doing in the army rese
recently let the u.s. army as a general. we are a leader, an officer, a warrier, a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. summed up, a great american. she serves as in wisconsin, wisconsin been her home. she has served as a deputy chief of army reserve. that is the highest ranking african american woman in the u.s. military. these three women are one more demonstration of the changing face of the united states military and the changing face of our society. i honestly believe and not just because i...
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republicans keep the u.s. house, and democrats increase the majority in the u.s. senate. >> i am a little but a horse, so bear with me. i am very happy tonight for america and the rest of the world. i am a retired marine master surgeon, having retired in 1980. the divisiveness in this country -- you notice the democratic party and its audience, it is always a big picture of what america is all about. when you look at the republicans, it is a one-way street. besides being a former recruiter for the marine corps, and having had the opportunity of enlisting marine recruits to send them to be a non and see them back in body bags as the result of -- send them to the vietnam, and see them back in body bags -- that is neither here nor there. we had a candidate who was lying in his candidacy, in the beginning, middle, and end. i hope he can take newt gingrich and the rest of those people along with him, and find a deep hole and bury themselves. thank you very much. >> carol is joining us from virginia, republican line. good evening, carol. i guess i should start saying go
republicans keep the u.s. house, and democrats increase the majority in the u.s. senate. >> i am a little but a horse, so bear with me. i am very happy tonight for america and the rest of the world. i am a retired marine master surgeon, having retired in 1980. the divisiveness in this country -- you notice the democratic party and its audience, it is always a big picture of what america is all about. when you look at the republicans, it is a one-way street. besides being a former...